A brush fire that began Wednesday afternoon along a hillside between Granger and Satus was contained early Thursday morning after burning at least 2,000 acres.
Crews from Yakima County Fire District 5 responded to reports of the fire just after 5 p.m. in the 3000 block of Tule Road. Firefighters arriving at the scene reported rapidly moving flames driven by strong winds and dry conditions, according to Joel Byam, deputy chief of operations for the fire district.
Sixteen units on the scene operated a unified command with Yakama Nation Fire Management and a second alarm requested Upper Valley units.
The cause of the fire -- estimated to be between 2,000 and 2,500 acres -- is unknown. Crews had it contained around 2:30 a.m. Thursday.